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Souvenir Jubilee IssueJune 2012Issue 176

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A specially commissioned Diamond Jubilee photograph of The Queen, released tomark the 60th anniversary of her Accession taken in the Centre Room in Buckingham

Palace in December 2011 © Royal Household/John Swannell

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Diseworth DiaryEvery Tuesday Zumba at the Village Hall 8.15 – 9.15pmEvery Thursday Coffee Cakes & Computers Heritage Centre 10 – 12 noonEvery Thursday Exercise Class at the Village Hall 10.15-11.45amEvery Thursday Body Toning at the Village Hall 7.30 - 8.15pm

Castle Donington Farmers’ MarketSt Edwards C of E Primary School,

The Dovecote9th June13th July

2nd Saturday of every monthfrom 9am - 12.30pm

Art and Craft ClubDiseworth Village Hall

10am - 12 noon

June 5th and 19thJuly 3rd and 17th

August 14th and 28th

JUNESaturday 2nd Jubilee 50’s Dance – Village Hall - 7.30pmSunday 3rd Service of Celebration – Parish Church - 9.45am

Senior Citizens Tea Party – Heritage Centre - 3pm

Monday 4th Jubilee Picnic in the Park – Village Hall Field from 1pmMonday 11th Discussion Group – Jubilee Reflections – 7 Ladygate – 2pmSunday 17th D’Arts Workshop – Village Hall – 2pmThursday 21st Dialogue AGM – Village Hall – 7.30pmSaturday 23rd Diseworth Church Coffee Morning 10am - 12 noonMonday 25th Photography Workshop – Village Hall – 7.30pmSaturday 30th School Summer Fete – 2pm

JULYThursday 5th A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Langley Priory – 7.30pmSunday 8th D’Arts Workshop – Village Hall – 2pmWednesday 18th Bridge Drive - Heritage Centre - 1.45pm

SEPTEMBERSaturday 8th Village Show

OCTOBERSaturday 6th Oompah Band

NOVEMBERSaturday 24th Diseworth Beer Festival

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Children’s‘Crown’Parade

Children -Create your own Crown

This is a competition for thechildren and will be judged at

the ‘Picnic in the Park’

‘Jubilee Picnic in the Park’

Monday 4th JuneStarts 1pm in the Village Hall Grounds

admission free

Join in the Celebration -Fun for all the Family

Bring your own picnic –(tables & chairs provided)

Ice cream van will be on site for a coupleof hours

Hog Roast or BBQ will be available frommid afternoon

Beer Tent on siteAfternoon events will include traditional

games for all the family.Music

Display of Village Arts & Crafts in the Hall

Dogs must be kept on leadsFurther information to follow – look out for

flyers, posters & website for updates

‘50’s BandNight’

Saturday 2nd

June –Village hall - 7.30pm

Come and let’s party into the JubileeCelebrations with a traditional 50’s Band.

Re-live the music of the time & dance to allthe popular Swing & Jive sounds of the 50’s

Licenced bar and food available

Diamond Diseworth

Senior CitizensJubilee Tea

PartyDiseworth Heritage

CentreSunday 3rd June

3pmThere will be a showing of theCoronation of Queen Elizabeth

II in colour on our largetelevision screen.

All senior citizens are warmlyinvited.

The Jubilee Tea Party willreplace the Spring Lunch

this year.£2 per person

Please book to help the catering,853647

Phone 0300 800 7000 for tickets

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Message From Andrew Bridgen MP

Andrew Bridgen MPtaken last summer inDiseworth at the CivilWar event.

Diseworth is a village I always look forward to visiting as it has such a greatsense of community. That sense of community is emphasised with all the eventsbeing put on to mark the Diamond Jubilee which will enable people of all agesto celebrate the occasion. I know from my visits to the village that this is noone off and there are events and activities all round. I congratulate the villageon the efforts made for the Jubilee and the events that are put on all yearround. Diseworth is playing it’s role in the Big Society to the full.

Regards,Andrew

© Rusty Aldwinckle

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Letter from the EditorOne hundred and fifteen years have passed since thelast Diamond Jubilee and statistically, it is unlikelythat any of us will see another. It is a milestone eventand an important occasion which it is good to mark.How nice then that Diseworth is making the most ofit. Everyone can become involved. A grand exhibition of Royal Memorabilia ison display throughout June at the Heritage Centre, most of it loaned byDiseworth residents. On June 2nd a 50’s gig will take place at the Village Hall tocelebrate the music and dance of the time and, for those who recall it, to seehow far arthritic limbs can still perform a true jive. A Church Service onSunday morning 3rd June will celebrate the 60 years of the Queen’s accessionand a Jubilee tea party for our Senior Citizens will take place in the afternoonat the Heritage Centre. Most of us who do recall the Coronation saw it happenon a small television in black and white. At the Heritage Centre we will show aDVD of the Coronation in full colour during the afternoon.

Monday is for all, a grand Picnic in the Park organised by the Village HallCommittee. Tables and chairs laid out, a display in the village hall, games onthe Hall field, a bar and much more. Just bring your picnic and enjoy the daywith friends and neighbours. It is important for our younger residents thatthey experience the Jubilee so they can remember how they celebrated theevent.

Of course all this is the result of a lot of work by many people and manythanks to all those who have worked to ensure the Jubilee weekend is aweekend to remember. This is a special Souvenir issue for the DiamondJubilee with pictures of past celebrations and memories: Liz Jarrom’s accountof the changes in farming at Lady Gate Farm; Pat Guy’s description ofDiseworth of the Fifties highlights the losses and gains to the village; GordonFletcher’s memorable visit to Leicester Cathedral and the school pupils’ visit tosee the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge are memories that will stay withthem a long time. The Airport has seen its share of royal visitors and we findthem here.

We hope you enjoy this special issue, made possible with a generous grantfrom the Parish Council and with the particular skills of Ruth Smith in puttingit together and our sincere thanks go to them. This issue of the Dialogue is afine memento. For those wishing to acquire more copies they will be availableat the Picnic in the Park for a small donation towards costs.

Now all we need is the weather. 60 years ago it rained at the Coronation andthe Queen of Tonga memorably refused any cover on her carriage thus gainingher many cheers and a song written in her honour. So we too will be there forthe celebrations come rain or shine.

Nikki Hening Guest Editor

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The Diamond Jubilee isimportant because it isthe Queen’s 60th year ofreining the country. Shewas 25 years old whenshe became Queen. Shestarted her tour ofBritain in Leicesterbecause it’s the middleof the country. Ourschool was invited. MrsWoffindin found thefairest way was to pickour names out of a hat.When I heard my nameI got really excited.It was a long wait forthe Queen but sheeventually got there.She was with theDuchess of Cambridge. The Duchess of Cambridge took some of our flowers and gavethem to the Queen. It was really exciting seeing the Queen for the first time. Some of usgot to be on the NEWS!!Dominic Graham – Year 5

On March the 8th, 10 people from our School went to Leicester Cathedral to see theQueen who had come to visitfor her Diamond Jubilee. Itseemed really special becausethe day before that was myBirthday. During the day I feltoverexcited, proud, bored (itwas a long time to wait),hungry, pleased and hot.When the Duchess of Cam-bridge came to talk to me Ifelt shy, nervous, proud againand happy. The only problemwas that when she came tospeak with me, I gave her theposy, but the crowd was soloud I didn’t hear a word shesaid.Lara – Year 2.

Going to Leicester to visit theQueen on her Jubilee Tour of Britain

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Hello my name isChristopher and I wantto let you all know thatI am from DiseworthChurch of EnglandSchool and I went tosee the Queen on herDiamond Jubilee touraround Britain.

I went to the first placethat she visited, whichwas Leicester, and allof the Church ofEngland schools wereinvited. We had to look very smart and I could not wait to meet the Queen. It wasgoing to be so much fun. The Queen brought the Duchess of Cambridge and PrincePhilip with her.

When I got on thecoach I was talking about what we were going to see. There was adelay because the Queen had to go to Leicester University to watch them do somethingand we got to see what the University did for the Queen but I did not understand whatthey were doing.

At last they arrived. We had some red, white and spray painted blue flowers for all ofthe colours of the British flag.We had paper British flags too and we waved them madlyit was very, very fun. The Duchess of Cambridge asked what my name was and shealso shook my hand. It was amazing. The Duchess of Cambridge is beautiful and is avery nice person. Meeting the Queen is a life time opportunity. My nan has seen theQueen too. I loved it so, so much and I am very, very happy that I got chosen to go. Itwas amazing to do this I am proud.Christopher Peake – Year 4.

We waited for a long time next to St Martin’s House all we could see were the otherschools. It was very painful when we had to wait. But it was worth the wait. When theQueen and the Duchess of Cambridge got there they had a special service in thecathedral. Then they came and we got to see them.Beth Doyle – Year 4.

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I am writing about when weshook hands with theDuchess of Cambridge. Itwas a long wait. It felt veryboring waiting for theQueen and her husbandand the Duchess of Cam-bridge because we had tostand for 4 hours and ourfeet were hurting. Whenthey arrived they went intothe cathedral and theaudience sang a song forthe Queen, the Duke ofEdinburgh and the Duchessof Cambridge as theyentered. After they hadtheir service they came out

and they walked down the car park. We had to stand behind ropes so we couldn’t goand hug them. The Queen came down and Christopher and Lara gave Kate Middletonthe bouquets. I shook hands with Kate Middleton and she asked what I had done to myhand and she said she would be very careful.Pippa Gillis – Year 5.

A few minutes after the service we saw some people in the distance. It was the Duchessof Cambridge, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. We were all cheering very loudlyand we were waving our flags madly. The Queen was on one side and Catherine wason the other side. Catherine came over to our school and she shook my hand [she isvery beautiful] I really fancy her as well. I was very happy I got chosen, it was a lifetime opportunity.Lucas Cox - Year 4.

Hi my name is Tamzin I’m writingabout the Queen’s and Duchess ofCambridge’s clothes. The Queen waswearing a pink dress with a pink andblack hat she looked really smart.The Duchess of Cambridge waswearing a green dress and a greenhat she looked really pretty andsmart. She had lots of make up on.She had beautiful, long brown hairthat she had straightened and herhair was down to one side and heldin place by her hat which had aswirly bit down the side.Tamzin Frost – Year 4.

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Adult’s prize kindly donated by ThePlough Inn, Diseworth

Sunday lunch for 2

Children’s prize kindly donated byTed’s Toy Shop

Castle Donington

£10 voucher

The Diseworth Dialogue Competitionfor the

Best Dressed Cup Cakesin Diseworth

to celebrate the Queen’s DiamondJubilee

The Diseworth Dialogue will have a stand at theJubilee Picnic in the Park celebrations at the Village Hall

on June 4th 2012 andadults and children are invited to ice 3 cup cakes

and help raise funds for the magazine

Bring your cakes to The Dialogue stand by 1.30pmJudging will take place at 2pm

Cakes will be on display until 3pmwhen they will be sold to raise funds for the village magazine

So bake and decorate or buy and eat!

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A Day to Remember - 8th March 2012

This special day began at 8.50 am when I was collected from home by two ladies, onefrom Osgathorpe and the second from Belton. We drove to the Co-op car park in CastleDonington where we were joined by the vicar of Castle Donington and his wife (who isalso a minister), along with two members of their church & Lesley Butler, our beneficecurate. We then travelled by mini-bus to Hathern where we were joined by three moreladies: one from Long Whatton, one from Kegworth and the third from Hathern.

We were on our way to Leicester for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service in LeicesterCathedral. We had been chosen – by having our names picked out of a hat -to representthe six parishes in our benefice. We soon got to know each other; the ladies discussinghats and dress codes and the men, places of interest on the journey. David, our driver,joined in the banter; we were all determined to make it a day to remember.

When we arrived in Leicester, David dropped us off by the cathedral and arranged apick-up point for later. The crowds were beginning to form and the first people I sawwas a group of Diseworth School children looking very smart, together with some oftheir teachers, all dressed for the occasion.

Barriers had been erected along the route that the royal party was going to travel and wehad to walk between them as we queued to get into the cathedral. Security was tight andwe each had to show proof of our identity. While we were queuing we chatted to thecrowd already gathered; the atmosphere was great and everyone so excited.

We eventually got inside the cathedral and were shown to our seats; these were near thesouth door where the royal party would enter. People were still arriving, the dignitariesand eventually all the clergy. I have never seen so many vicars in one place before, ofall shapes, sizes and sexes, all smiling and happy to be there. We were able to see whatwas happening outside as there was a TV screen to one side relaying events as theyoccurred: the bells were ringing; a brass band playing; a gospel choir singing, easterndrummers and various other activities going on.

Eventually the royal party arrived. The Queen was dressed in dark pink; the Duke ofEdinburgh was looking well, if somewhat stooped, taking a good look around thecathedral. He was followed by the Duchess of Cambridge who was smiling at everyone.They were shown to their seats by the Bishop of Leicester and the service began. It wasa multi-faith service with: singing; dancing; a solo cellist, readings and prayers. Afterthe service we all stood and clapped as the royal party left for a lunch at St. Martins

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House nearby; our rector, Gill, was also going to have lunch there with the royal party.We were told to leave the cathedral by the north door and make our way to the BuddhistCentre across the road where we were given light refreshments. The atmosphere wasterrific, everyone excited and able to share the experience with others and also to catchup with old friends.

Sadly our day was coming to an end. We made our way to the pick-up point for themini-bus and realised that the royal party would be passing at any moment so David,our driver, waited until they had gone by. They were still smiling and waving.The journey home was a pleasant one and the banter resumed; the ladies were practisingroyal waves to the crowd and two of them were designing a floral decoration for theFlower Festival to be held in Kegworth church this summer.

During my working life I have spent a lot of time in and around Leicester, but I havenever experienced an event like that day. I feel honoured and privileged to have repre-sented Diseworth and our church on this very special occasion.

A day to remember for the rest of my life! Gordon Fletcher

Gordon, fourth from right, with representatives of all of the parishes in the benefice

Diseworth June 16th 1911Drill and special Coronation songs taken today. Owing to the Coronation thechildren are given a week’s holiday. ‘Coronation Week’ School to reopen on

Monday 26th June.

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60 YEARS AT LADYGATE FARMThe early 50’s saw a boom time for British farmers, and Ladygate Farm wasno exception. The war was a distant memory, even though there was stillsome rationing of food. After the shortages experienced during the conflict,the Government was keen for the British Isles to become as self sufficient infood as possible. Here at Ladygate Farm, the task was taken up with gusto.

In 1952, there were many farms in Diseworth and the Jarrom family farmedLadygate Farm, Page Lane Farm and Wood Nook Farm together as one

business. A good many farmworkers were employed at thattime, along with male familymembers so as many as 10workers were employed on thethree farms. Long Mere Farm wasalso run by Will’s uncle andGrandfather. By the 1950’s,horses had largely been replacedby tractors and Will’s mum Graceremembers one in particular, aField Marshall.

Apparently you had to insert acartridge similar to a shotguncartridge into a hole and hit itwith a hammer to start thistractor up! There were no nicewarm cabs on tractors in thosedays, and Grace remembers oneparticularly harsh winter. Frank,her husband, was sometimes so

cold when he came in that his hands had gone completely numb and hecouldn’t even undo his jacket. After that he bought himself a flying suit thathe wore under his jacket when it was very cold.

Even though lots of jobs on the farm were done by machine, much of the workwas still done by hand. Fields of kale and mangle, a kind of turnip, were hoedby men with hand hoes and this practice continued right up to the start ofthe 1970’s. All through the 1950’s and up to 1965, the harvesting of cerealcrops was still very labour intensive. Ladygate Farm had its own threshing

Will’s dad Frank on the Field Marshall alongwith Will’s sister Frances and brother John.

Taken around 1952.

by LizJarrom

COUNTRYMATTERS

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machine, but the bundles of corn still had to be manhandled into themachine. Once the machine had separated the seed from the straw, the fullbags of corn had to be tied up by hand, and carried away to be stored in thebarn. The straw was gathered up from the back end of the threshing machineand carted away to be made into a straw stack. Then in 1965 a combineharvester was bought and the whole process of harvesting was mechanised.Straw was baled up with a baler and the bales stacked up in a shed out of theweather. Muck spreading was still done by hand right up until the 1960’s.The muck taken out of the sheds by men with muck forks and shovelled offthe back of trailers by hand, again with muck forks, so different from today,when a tractor and grab can fill an enormous trailer in 5 minutes!

By the mid 1950’s, hand milking of the cows had finished, as a vacuum airline was installed above the cow stalls. The cows came into their stalls as theyhad done when they were hand milked, but now they were milked by amilking machine that sat on top of a gleaming stainless steel bucket. This putan end to the back breaking job of hand milking into a bucket, as the milkingmachine did the work instead, and there was no chance of the cow puttingher foot in the bucket and even if she kicked the units off no milk was lost.The milk was tipped manually into sterilised milk churns and cooled by asprinkler gadget that was attached to a hosepipe, very low tech. The churnswere nestled together on a wooden trolley, and this was trundled down to theend of our drive to await collection by the milk lorry.

This labour intensive system continued into the 1970’s but in 1973, a newera was born. The company Mrs G H Jarrom and Sons was born and wasbased solely at LadygateFarm. A stainless steel bulktank was bought, andstainless steel pipe wasinstalled so that the milkcould be pipedautomatically to the tank.Previously it was stillcarried in the new stainlesssteel buckets and pouredinto the tank by hand. I canremember helping to do themilking this way. I soonlearned to watch out whenthe cows were let into theirstalls as they came in liketrains, each one to her ownstall, and was chained upfor the duration of themilking. I used to go roundwith a bucket of food, andgive each cow a scoop in hermanger. I had to be careful

Around the back of Ladygate Farm. Taken in the 1960’s.Dairy cows and a Hereford Bull.

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squeezing between the cows, as they threw their heads up and down excitedlyat the prospect of tasty dinner. They were big square beasts and I was askinny teenage laboratory assistant with no previous experience of farming.Somehow I avoided getting banged about or my toes trodden on!

Will and I were married in 1976, and the same year we put in a propermilking parlour with room for 5 cows to be milked either side of a pit for thedairyman (or dairywoman). Previously the cows always stood by the barndoor, just in the field, waiting to be milked. That all changed and concreteyards were laid, feed fences put up and a new cubicle house built to housethe dairy cows. As I knew nothing of farming, I asked Will if I could have a jobof my own. He asked me if I would like to milk the cows, and I agreed, hencethe reference to dairywoman. This I did for 2 years, milking on average 75cows morning and evening, until I couldn’t fasten my boiler suit over thebump that was our first child Catherine.

About that time dairy farming became even more high tech, and we startedhaving the silage analysed for quality and measuring the amount of milk eachcow was producing each month. A consultant came out and helped us workout a ration of feed nuts to get the best yields out of individual cows. In theearly 70’s manual hoeing of crops was replaced by spraying, with Will’sbrother John handling the arable side of the business and Will concentratingon the livestock side. In the 80’s, G H Jarrom and Sons took possession ofLong Mere Farm.

With two farms to fill, cow numbers increased up to 101 milkers, and newsheds were put up to house all the extra beef cattle being produced by thecows. We started breeding better quality dairy heifers that entered the milkingherd when they were about three years old. There was lots of work to do, and

at one time inthe 80’s weemployed a fulltime dairymanand 2 workexperience boys.In the first partof the 90’s,times were goodand profitsrolled in. Littledid we knowthat it was thecalm before thestorm.

Taken in the 1990’s. The cubicle house for the cows was put up in1976. The cows are going back there after being milked.

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In 1996 the terrible disease BSE hit farming. After distressing images of cowsstaggering about were shown on television and reports that humans coulddevelop the human form of “mad cow disease,” the price of beef dropped like astone. Little did we know that the rich brown protein powder we were addingto the cows’ feed was the rendered down remains, brains and all, of theirslaughtered forbears. The altered proteins in the rendered down remains werepoisoning the cattle. We lost 6 cows to BSE over the next 5 years, and afterthe first one, we soon spotted the signs of nervousness along with thejuddering head.

Once informed, the Ministry soon arrived to destroy the quivering animal.Thank goodness we had the regular milk cheque coming in and we grewplenty of cereals, because the price of beef remained depressed for the nextdecade. With a daughter on the verge of university, and a son talking of it, Idecided to do what a lot of farmer’s wives were doing, start my own business.I trained as a reflexologist and my work helped to put the children throughuniversity.

In the early 2000’s big decisions had to be made. Most of the employees hadlong gone, as we couldn’t justify them any more with profit margins so tight.Will’s nephew Matthew was still working for us, but the lure of earning bigmoney in industry was too much and he left in the early 2000’s. Sadly thatmeant that the dairy cows had to go as there was just too much work for Willand his brother to do as well as the milking. We sold the best 50 cows to ayoung farmer who was just starting up and kept the rest to use as a basis fora beef suckler herd.

We were very sad to see them go; you get quite attached to cows as they canbe in the herd for years. Sometimes when I took Will a cup of tea when he wasmilking, he would proudly point out a new heifer that had just entered theherd. He could then single out her mother and her grandmother, all of whichwere still in the herd all living happily together. Will was very sorry to see themilking cows go, not just from a personal point of view but from a financialone. He once said to me a very profound statement. “Cows buy the tractors ona farm, tractors don’t buy the cows.” He is perfectly correct, the regularincome of a monthly milk cheque and a crop of 70 “free” calves a year is thebasis of a good profit.

In 2005, Will’s brother John decided that it was time that he retired fromfarming, so he sold up. That left just Will and me with some help at busytimes to run the remaining 300 acres left after the sale of Long Mere Farm.We enlist contractors and self employed people at busy times such as silagingtimes and harvest, but mostly Will does the work and I help out where I can.This is just a small snapshot of the history of Ladygate Farm, as Will’sancestors have been associated with Diseworth for a thousand years andcertainly been at this farm for a 100. The future is an unwritten book but thepast stands firm ready for another generation to build on it if they choose.

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DIAMOND MEMORIES‘May I commend the newparish magazine to you?The Church Council & Ihope that it will be asuccess and win yoursupport’

With these words the Revd. NigelTurner began the first DiseworthNewsletter in January 1953 whichwas to become the DiseworthHerald and then in 1995 TheDiseworth Dialogue.

Almost 60 years is a very goodtime for the length of a magazine.Revd. Nigel’s newsletter began asfour pages of carefully typedscript, included a picture and a listof church services, names of thoserecently baptised or married andthose who had died. Thenewsletter cost 1½ pence!Actually it was not the firstnewsletter.

In a later issue the vicar quotes from an 1897 village magazine.

Tuesday Feb. 23rd was a bright and beautiful spring like day for the marriage of MrCharles Thomas Adkin & Miss Elizabeth Marshall. The bells rang in the old greytower. The children of the village were not forgotten on this eventful day, for all whowent to the shop received a packet of sweets & cake as a gift from Mr & MrsCharles Adkin.

The 1897 magazine also refers to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria when Mr WMitchell presented a public lamp at The Cross...which will be a great benefit to thevillage on dark nights.

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As today the church bells were very important, rung to call the faithful to church, atweddings and funerals and special occasions. A poem from the 1897 magazineemphasises this:

Diseworth’s bells ring merrilyTis a wedding day

Loving friends greet cheerily;Bless them Lord, we pray.

Hark! The Diseworth bell is toll’d,One dear friend has passed away

In future life enroll’dFor Salvation’s glorious Day.

Many residents today will recognise some of the names mentioned in the earlynewsletters:BaptismsEuan WebsterJennifer FletcherMartin WalkerJoan CrosslandClifford FlookElizabeth LockValerie FletcherArthur Yeates

WeddingsRaymond Kellogg – Ivy PoyntonJoseph Dean – Mabel KingDerek Dale – Margaret Saddington

Royal Yacht BritanniaRoyal Yacht BritanniaRoyal Yacht BritanniaRoyal Yacht BritanniaRoyal Yacht BritanniaMany of The Queen’s official tours were undertaken on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Itwas launched by Her Majesty on 16th April 1953 and was commissioned for serviceon 7th January 1954. It was de-commissioned in December, 1997. During this time,Britannia travelled more than a million miles on Royal and official duties.

The Royal Yacht Britannia was first used by The Queen when Her Majesty embarkedwith the Duke of Edinburgh on the 1st May 1954 at Tobruk for the final stage oftheir Commonwealth Tour returning to the Pool of London. The last time The Queenwas on board Britannia for an official visit was on the 9th August 1997 for a visit toArran in Scotland.

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East Midlands Airport OverThe Years

Sixty years ago, East Midlands Airport, with its origins in the First World War, wasoften referred to as Castle Donington Airport. But it was during the Second World Warthat the airfield became prominent. In 1942 Wymeswold Airfield opened up as one ofthe new stations for Operation Training Units and it was quickly realised that a relieflanding ground was required to cope with its busy training programme and so construc-tion began on a paved airfield at Castle Donington.

It was a successful airfield and after the invasion of 1944 it was decided to make RAFCastle Donington the centre for training the Pathfinder Force.

In the 1950’s as Queen Elizabeth came to the throne a decision was taken that a newcivil airport would be designed and built and financed by the local authorities and theold wartime airfield in Leicestershire was selected, close to the proposed extension ofthe M1 motorway.

Since then East Midlands Airport has grown beyond recognition with flights around theworld and is noted as an international airport of some repute.

Over the past sixty years it has received a fair share of royal visitors.

HRH Prince Philip at the opening of the airport in July 1965

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Princess Anne, December 1986 Prince Charles, February 1971

Princess Diana made two visits toEast Midlands Airport

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Notes and photographs from ‘The Airport. 40 Years 1965 – 2005’

The Queen at the airport in 1977

Queen Mother, Nov 1977

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Sue and Karen’s Jubilee Recommended Reads

Karen’s choicesThe story of our Queen, by EnidBlyton.

A little bit of nostalgiafor all older Blyton fansand a lovely introduc-tion to those who havenever read any of herwork. I rememberedthis being in the librarywhen I started school.It is factual but written

in fiction style to describe the early years ofthe Princess Elizabeth and her sister, throughto just after the coronation. Amongst manyothers, it includes tales of parties for childrenwho have been evacuated away from war timebombs and describes how ‘young girls’ couldbe involved and help with the war effort;“collecting salvage and doing stirrup pumppractise in case there was a fire” . It is theusual Blyton adventure story told from reality.Search it out to read to the youngsters or takea trip down Blyton memory lane.

What’s in the The Queens Handbagand Other Royal Secrets by PhilDampier and Ashley Walton

A delightful collection of very funny anec-dotes and tales about the Royal household,naughty corgis’ playing up the staff, racingform, drinking and eating habits, cars andChristmases, as well as descriptions of thevarious objects the Queen keeps in her bag!There are brilliant drawings to each chapter.Try also the same authors’ book; Duke ofHazard, an irreverently funny book about thegaffes and calamitous actions made by theDuke of Edinburgh. Both these books hadthe Royal approval (and mine).

The Queen’s Nose by Dick King-Smith

This one is for the children and is the story of alittle girl who is sent a riddle by her uncle,which leads her to a magic coin, a special 50ppiece. When she rubs the queen’s nose on thecoin, she is granted one of seven wishes, andso sets off into her adventures where manymagical things happen. Lovely enchantingstory, which I remember reading with ourchildren although I never saw the TV series.

The Queen of theTambourine byJane Gardam

This book has beenaround awhile now. It isvery wickedly funny,quite dark and dramaticat times. Apparently ado-gooder, Eliza popsup at the local hospice,concerns herself with others well-being,whether or not they want it, slips notes ofuninvited advice to neighbours and is almostmanically enthusiastic about helping in theirlives but is denied their friendship. Suddenly aneighbour disappears leaving behind a husbandwho develops a deep friendship with Eliza’sown husband. Did one of Eliza’s letters havesomething to with Joan’s abrupt absence? Arethere manic delusions or is there a reality? IsEliza right to be concerned about developingsituations, is she vulnerable or thick-skinned,and is she to be pitied as a source of embar-rassment as some people believe?

This story has more twists and turns than aDiseworth lane and I can’t describe muchwithout giving it away.

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Sue’s choicesFor this review I have gone back in time to 1953 to see what books were published in that year,and which ones still remain in our memories or bookshelves. Being only 5 months old at the timeof the Coronation I did not come across many of these books until later in life. Some of them stillare timeless and I think will last for another 50 years.

Someone LikeYou by RoaldDahl.

A collection ofbizarre andsometimesdisturbing shortstories. The manwho bets andcollects fingers;the lady who killsher husband witha frozen leg of

lamb; the man with a tattoo on his back; aman who jumps off a ship in order to slow itdown and win a bet…. 15 short and unusualstories – later put on TV as ‘Tales of theUnexpected’

The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham

An invasion from space is witnessed by a TVreporter and his wife. They see five ‘meteors’falling in to the sea. The creatures from outerspace survive in the crushing pressure foundat depth but then after an investigatingbathysphere is destroyed they are attacked byman. The end result is total climate changeresulting from melting ice caps. The Japanesecome to the rescue!

The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis

This is the fifth book in the ‘Chronicles ofNarnia’ series and the first without thePevensey children. Their cousin EustaceScrubb joins up with Jill Pole and theMarshwiggle Puddleglum in a bid to findPrince Rilian, son of Prince Caspian. Theyface great danger and betrayal along the way.

The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley

A thirteen year old boy spends the summer inNorfolk as the guest of a rich school friend.He becomes involved in carrying notes for hisfriend’s sister to her secret lover Ted. Whathappens to him in this summer holiday willaffect him for the rest of his life.

The Silent World by Jacques Cousteauwith F Dumas

Cousteau recountshis early days ofdiving off thesouthern FrenchCoast with an‘aqualung’ in 1943.He explains howthey had to inventand make their ownequipment. Thisushered in themodern era of scuba diving. Later chaptersinclude diving on shipwrecks, experimentingwith explosives and spear fishing. All this isaccompanied by photos in black and white –some of the first ever taken underwater. Muchlater on he becomes far more environmentallyaware and discontinues his practice ofharpooning dolphins in order to attract sharks.A film of the same name was made in 1956.

Other books published in this year were:-Second Foundation by Isaac AsimovThe Crucible by Arthur MillarLucky Jim by Kingsley AmisScrambled Eggs Super by Dr SeussOverloaded Ark by Gerald DurrellGo Ahead Secret Seven by Enid BlytonCasino Royale by Ian Fleming

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Diseworth Then and Now - Losses and Gains Since the Early 1950s

If visitors to Diseworth in the 1950’s could emulate Dr Who and suddenly find themselvestransported into the present and set down at The Cross they would have no trouble at allin recognising where theywere - unlike the unhappyexperience that awaits somany of us today when werevisit old haunts. True, anumber of features, some ofconsiderable historicinterest, have disappeared,but most of the buildingsfrom that period are stillthere. The village now hasmany more houses than itdid in the 1950’s, but stilloccupies almost the samefootprint as in mediaeval times, most developments being as infill. That the green spacesare no longer there would, I think, disappoint our visitors.

Among the familiar sights are the stone walls which are such a feature of Diseworth. Lilly’sCottage and other half-timbered buildings remain, as do The Plough Inn and The Bull &Swan – which they would have known as The Bull’s Head. The Church, the War Memorial,the (ex) Vicarage, all are still there. They would also remember the houses of the firstPost-War development, built on Clements Gate and Page Lane.

The major loss of old cottages took place well before the 1950’s, but, there were somenotable losses after that. Lady Gate lost ‘Miss Darlington’s’, now a pair of semi-detacheds;

a half-timbered house,now the garage at No.10;and the Chapel Cottagesopposite. One of the mostobvious missing buildingsis the Victorian School onGrimes Gate, demolishedin 1973, though theSchoolmaster’s House isstill there. The Yew treethat stood near the oldporch is still there.

The Old School,early 1900’s

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What else might avisitor from the pastnotice? The Pound,at the bottom ofClements Gate, hasgone. The cast metalBull’s head on theside of the Bull &Swan facing thechurchyard has gone(within the last fewyears. Did anyonerescue it?). TheMethodist Chapel isno longer open forworship but is now aprivate dwelling.Chapel Farm nextdoor would beunrecognisable –in the 1950s it hadthree storeys and thered brick, of which it is built, was not covered by white-painted render.

The appearance of the Baptist Chapel on Lady Gate has also changed dramatically sinceits renovation and conversion to theDiseworth Heritage Centre after the award ofa very substantial grant from the HLF. Manyother old properties have been beautifullyrestored in recent years, and this might quitesurprise a visitor from the 1950s, when manyhistoric properties were being demolished.

However, Tea Kettle Hall, on the LongWhatton road at Town End, has gone, havingbeen altered beyond recognition by the1980s. And, our visitor would find the wholeTown End area very confusing as the roadalignments there were drastically alteredsome years ago. Brook House, at the far endof Hall Gate, has also been demolished.

The Village Pound at the bottomof Clements Gate, 1982

Chapel Farm, Hall Gate

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Visitors would certainly notice changes at the Woodyard site on Hall Gate. The 17th

Century house remains, but all the machinery sheds were demolished in the mid 1990s.The business continues on a new site in Clements Gate. Two new houses were built onthe old site, adjoining the Shakespear Close development, which was built on the fieldbetween the Woodyard and the Diseworth Brook in the 1970s.

Only two working farms now remain within the village and the outbuildings of many ofthe smaller farms have been converted into dwellings. These include Chapel Farm,Cockthorn’s, and Hallfields Farm on Hall Gate, White House and Iron Farm on Grimes Gateand Page Lane Farm. Fields and orchards within the village have been used for smallhousing developments, most notably, that on The Woodcroft, now with 43 houses wherein 1953 there were still open fields along The Green.

Lady Gate Farm is still being actively farmed, while Isley Farm was broken up when it wassold in the 1970s. The Brookside and Orchard Close developments were built on what hadbeen its farmyard where the haystacks stood and the poultry ranged free. Four houseswere built in the field across the road.

Village Farm, on Hall Gate, is also still a working farm, retaining most of its oldoutbuildings and the big Dutch barn. Cross Farm and Old Hall Farm remain much as theywould have been in the 1950s. Once, there were many smallholdings; now, only one -Hallstead Cottage, on Hall Gate, remains. The large range of glasshouses on land behindNo. 20 Clements Gate was demolished in the 1970s.

The Old Woodyard, Hall Gate

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There are new houses on Page Lane and in small pockets on Grimes Gate, Clements Gate,Hall Gate and The Bowley. In the 1950s there were still several wooden bungalows in thevillage. Village Garage (Tom Smith’s to our visitor) on The Green is still there, but on amuch reduced site. Part was developed as ‘Tenterfields’, and the petrol pumps are longgone. One thing a visitor would miss is the village Post Office and Shop. In the 1950s thiswas still at The Old Bakery, No. 4 Grimes Gate.

In the 1950s there was a sheepwash on Lady Gate, in what is now the entrance to Pinfeld.Consisting of a large concrete trough, it was dismantled in about 1980. The oldSheepwash, on the Diseworth Brook at the far end of Hall Gate, still survives but has notbeen used in living memory. Only one of the original clapper bridges remains. The bigbrick-clay pit behind Brickworks Cottage on The Green has been filled in.

Most of the previously well-preserved ridge and furrow in the surrounding fields has beenploughed out. Far fewer animals are kept, which might come as a relief to our visitors –Diseworth in the 1950s was notorious for the filthy state of its roads. The cattle from thefarms in the village had to be walked to and from their fields twice a day for milking, andleft their mark on the environment.

A familiar landmark which does survive is the Village Hall on Hall Gate. In the early 1950sthis had only recently been built after much fund-raising, and was the pride and joy of the

The Old Shop and Post Office, Grimes Gate

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village. It was a pre-fabricated building, revolutionary at the time. It has since been casedin brick, to improve its insulation and extend its life, and has had major internalrenovations. It is still the venue for a very wide range of events and activities.

Sadly, the village Cricket Pitch, behind Old Hall Farm, is no longer used as both the cricketand football teams were disbanded some years ago and the pavilion is in a sorry state.The church bells, however are still rung for weddings and funerals, and a local team ofringers practises there every Monday evening.

The one thing which the 1950s visitor would really not have expected has been hoveringin the background like the infamous ‘Elephant in the Room’. The Airport. The noise. Theamount of vehicular traffic now passing through the village would be startling enough;the nearby M1 and A42, with their constant background drone, an abomination; but acommercial airport!? At the time, the Airfield was a necessary, if unlooked-for, side-effectof the War. After the War it was abandoned and returned to farm land. Imagine the shockto our imaginary visitor.

In mitigation, it has to be said that this area is still one with an abundance of wildlife,certainly when compared with the huge expanses given over to industrial farming in otherparts of the country. Our visitors would still be able to enjoy exuberant bird song and visitthe Millennium Meadow, with its commemorative trees and spectacular display ofcowslips and other traditional meadow flowers.

Pat Guy

Bus Trip to Windsor from Diseworth 1948

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Diseworth Celebrates1953 Coronation

Bill Fletcher’s lorry takes the children past PeacockCottage (now Lilly’s Cottage) and round the village

Preparations underway for the village parade

The village celebrated with aparade of decorated vehiclesfollowed by sports on Cheslyn’sfield and around 450 teas wereset out at the village hall.(The men joined after milking inthe evening)

All children were given either asouvenir Coronation spoon ormug.

Bill Tollington won a bucket ofbeer for the fastest person aroundthe village.

There were prizes for the bestflower garden display, fancydress parade and best decoratedcycles and perambulators.

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Tony Fletcher in anothercostume!

First prize to Juliet Saddington withher decorated cycle

Graham Udall, Paul Webster and NeilWebster with their decorated bicycles

Rosemary, Muriel and Tony Fletcher dressed in royalcostume ready for their ride around the village in their

father’s lorry

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Activities began at 2pm on Saturday June 7th with a parade around the village. Therewere 3 floats from the farms of Jarrom, Bird and Dakin.

Diseworth Celebrates1977 Silver Jubilee

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There was Morris dancingand sports and games onCheslyn’s Field followed byteas served in Cotton’s Barn.

Brian and Muriel Howe gave out amug or jubilee coin to all children inthe village.

Lester Brothers of LongWhatton provided a coachfree of charge on conditionthat Bob Sanderson was thedriver. The coach followedthe floats around the villageand picked up elderlyresidents en route.

Children were dressed in costumesdepicting the reigns of previousmonarchs.

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Over 350 people gathered in Hall Gate for the street party. Children dressed up for theFancy Dress parade and senior citizens had made their crown for the ‘Queen for the

Day’ contest. A team of ‘dinner ladies’ plated over 250 lunches.

Diseworth Celebrates2002 Golden Jubilee

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Prizes were given forthe Best DressedTable.

The Marching Bandarrived and partyingbegan. Dancing inthe street, magiciansand face painters, acoloured bubblemachine and a juniordisco entertained thechildren.

On the morning of June2nd a good congrega-tion gathered at churchfor a Service ofThanksgiving to markthe Golden Jubilee.Joe Goy carried thecross and the Guidesand Brownies processedwith their flags and theUnion Jack. Enid Smithplayed the organ andArthur Fletcher led thebell ringers.

The New Orleans Jazz Bandbegan to play in the village hall,this was followed by a disco tillmidnight!

At 11.30pm a parachute gamewas set up in the street and alarge crowd sang Auld Lang Syneand the National Anthem.A day to remember!

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Coronation ChickenCoronation chicken was served to HM the Queen after herCoronation. Here are two versions.

IngredientsServes: 99999• 100g (4 oz) mayonnaise• 75g (3 oz) mango chutney• 1 teaspoon curry powder• 1 dessertspoon lime zest• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 500g skinless, boneless chicken - cooked and diced

Preparation method.In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, chutney, curry powder, lime zest,lime juice and salt. Add chicken and toss with the dressing until well coated. Coverand refrigerate until serving.

IngredientsServes: 55555• 250g pasta shells• 500g chopped cooked chicken• 60g diced celery• 160g seedless green grapes, halved• salt and white pepper to taste• 1 tablespoon caster sugar• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

Preparation methodBring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10minutes or until al dente; drain. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, celery, grapes,cooked pasta, salt and white pepper; mix well and reserve. In a medium bowl, com-bine mayonnaise, curry powder, cumin, rice vinegar and sugar; whisk together andtoss with chicken mixture..Cover salad with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 to 4 hours before serving.

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HEALTH PAGEThe Nation’s Health in 1952Even though World War Two had been over for nearly seven years, the effects werestill being felt in 1952. Rationing of food had been in force for twelve years, and somethings such as tea, sugar, fresh eggs, cheese and meat were still on ration. As aconsequence, people had been living for many years on a diet high in foods they couldgrow themselves.

This included lots of home grown fruit and vegetables produced in their gardens andallotments. Some people bred rabbits or kept poultry for meat and eggs. Bee hivesprovided a supply of honey, a natural source of sugar. So even though there was a lackof meat protein, people had quite a high calorie diet, but they used up lots of caloriesworking for the war effort, and growing produce in their gardens. So despite thestresses and hardships of the war, rationing actually had a positive effect on theNation’s health, as most people’s diet was rich in home grown fruit and vegetables andwas very low in sugar, fat and flour.

This lengthy period with restrictions on the amount of saturated fat, sugar andprocessed flour resulted in a decrease in obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Even sosevere restrictions on the availability of exotic fruits and luxuries had a negative effecton the nation’s morale. Lack of choice and variety of foods meant that the diet was dulland repetitive, especially for town and city dwellers who had less access to land togrow their own food. Country dwellers fared better as they generally had better accessto large gardens and allotments.

One effect of rationing was that it was a great leveller. This occurred because eventhough there was much less food available, what food there was could be shared outmuch more fairly. Poorer people had the same rations as more wealthy people whichmeant that by the end of the War all classes were quite robust and healthy.Interestingly, this was one of the key facts that lead to the creation of The WelfareState system in the late 1940’s in an attempt to ensure that all families had a decentstandard of living.

Liz Jarrom

Diseworth Coronation Celebrations 1937 The bells of the parish church rang at 7amand at intervals during the day. Lunch in the school for all inhabitants of the village.Fancy Dress Parade in the afternoon and all children presented with a souvenir mug,

a bag of sweets, an orange and an apple.

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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchTEAM RECTORRevd Gill Turner-Callis, The Rectory, 24Nottingham Road, Kegworth, Derby.DE74 2FH. 01509 673146email kandhtm@gmail.comTEAM VICARRevd Tony Edmonds, The Rectory, PresentsLane, Belton, Leicestershire.LE12 9UN 01530 223447email t.e.edmonds@btconnect.com

READERSMrs Celia Harris 01509 844141Mrs Nadine Hawkins 01509 646957Mrs Audrey Hunt 01509 646478Enquiries regarding Marriages, Funerals and Baptisms should be directed to RevdTony Edmonds. Please note that Gill takes Monday as her day off and Tony has

Friday as his day off.

Kegworth Methodist ChurchHigh St. KegworthSunday ServicesMorning Worship - 10.30amPraise Worship – 6.15pm (First Sunday each month)Minister – Rev. Diane Grice. Tel. No. 01509 672479

Kegworth Baptist ChurchHigh St. KegworthSunday ServicesMorning Worship & Sunday School – 10.30amLead Deacon: Paul Phillips 01509-551464www.kegworthbaptist.org.uk

Catholic Church of the Risen Lord.Hillside, Castle DoningtonMass every Sunday 9am

CHURCHWARDENSMr David Bird 01332 810381Mrs Muriel Howe 01332 850338

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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchDear Friends,

June for me has become over the years a month of celebration. Rory and I weremarried on June 30th, Joshua our son was born on June 30th and this year I am beingpriested on June 30th. I believe the old wives’ tale speaks of things happening in threesand June for me has turned into a month of triple celebration! My celebration ofcourse is a very small cog in the big wheel of celebration this year of 2012. TheQueen’s Diamond Jubilee overshadows everything with the Olympics being thespectacular icing on a very big cake.

All this celebration is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on what is good in our livesand what is important to us. My June 30th celebrations are key markers in my life’sjourney and they remind me of the love I have been privileged to experience: the loveof my husband, the love of my family but above all the love of God in Jesus his Son.There is much to be thankful for and joyful about. It would not surprise me, if theQueen herself thought of this year in the same way as me. Philip has been a supportiveand loving husband, she is blessed with a close family and she is God’s faithfulservant. Her reign of sixty years is an example to us all that difficult roles can beembraced and lived out in a way that celebrates virtues like serving, dedication, beingresponsible and being reliable. We know that the Queen has always fulfilled herobligations and duties and has done it with grace. There is a lot to celebrate!

As Christians we always have a lot to celebrate, regardless of the ups and downs oflife. There is a well-known modern worship song called, ‘Come on and Celebrate!’What are we called to celebrate? His gift of love: the Son of God who gave us life.For us every day, whatever the year, is a day of rejoicing. It may be cold, wet, dark,dismal (I am writing this at the start of May!), and full of difficult things but God iswith us in it all.

REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS,AND AGAIN I SAY REJOICE!

Love and Blessings

Lesley

March 10th 1863. A general rejoicing held on account of the Prince of Wales’marriage with the Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The Sabbath school children

walked round the town headed by a band of music followed by the Revd. Cook andCharles Shakespeare Esq. of Langley Priory.

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Services & Locations for June 2012Time Service Location

June 3rd 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Kegworth & Hathern9.45am Jubilee Service Diseworth10.30am Family Service Hathern & Kegworth

All Age Worship Long Whatton C. Centre11.00am All Age Worship Belton3.00pm All Age Worship Osgathorpe6.15pm BCP Evensong Belton & Kegworth

June 10th 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Kegworth9.00am BCP Holy Communion Osgathorpe9.45am CW Holy Communion Diseworth10.30am CW Holy Communion Hathern, Kegworth & L. Whatton11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton6.15pm United Benefice Service Long Whatton

BCP Evensong Kegworth

June 16th 1.00pm Wedding Diseworth

June 17th 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Kegworth9.45am CW Holy Communion Diseworth10.30am Café Church Hathern

CW Holy Communion Long WhattonFamily Service Kegworth

11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton6.15pm BCP Evensong Kegworth & Belton

BCP Holy Communion Hathern

June 24th 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Kegworth9.00am BCP Holy Communion Osgathorpe9.45am No Service Diseworth10.30am United CW Holy Communion

with Bishop Tim Belton6.15pm BCP Evensong Belton, Hathern & Kegworth

June 27th 7.30pm Benefice Praise Evening Hathern

Morning Prayer held in Diseworth Church 8.30am-9.00am every Thursday

Regular Weekday ServicesTuesday 12.30pm CW Holy Communion, Belton ChurchWednesday 9.30am BCP Holy Communion, Kegworth ChurchThursday 2.00-3.00pm Little Angels, Diseworth

St Michael and All Angels Parish Church

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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchLessons and Readers for June 2012

Time Reader Sidesman

June 3rd 1st Reading: Isaiah 6.1-8 9.45amTrinity 2nd Reading: Romans 8.12-17Sunday Gospel: John 3.1-17

June 10th 1st Reading: Ezekiel 17.22-24 9.45am T Walker M Howe1st Sunday 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5.6-10,14-17 D Blenkinsoppafter Trinity Gospel: Mark 4.26-34 M Hening

June 17th 1st Reading: Job 38.1-11 9.45am R Ward G StoneTrinity 2 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 6.1-13 P Allen

Gospel: Mark 4.35-41 M Gidlow

June 24th 1st Reading: Lamentations 3.23-33 No Service in DiseworthTrinity 3 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 8.7-15

Gospel: Mark 5.21-43

If you are unable to read on the date shown please arrange for someone else to do so.

Church Flowers and Brasses

Flowers Brasses

June 3rd/10th Mrs P Cotton Mrs D GriffinJune 17th/24th Mrs P Fletcher Mrs S Briggs

Other Benefice Services, Meetings and Social Events in June 2012

June 2nd Saturday Hathern Church Coffee Morning 10am-12noonJune 3rd Sunday Hathern Church Music Café 6-8pmJune 5th Tuesday Kegworth House Group 8.00pmJune 6th Wednesday Hathern House Group 7.30pmJune 9th Saturday Kegworth Church Coffee Morning 10am-12noonJune 11th Monday Benefice Prayer Group, Long Whatton 7.00pmJune 16th Saturday Long Whatton Coffee Morning, Friendship CentreJune 20th Wednesday Belton House Group 12.30pmJune 23rd Saturday Diseworth Church Coffee Morning 10am-12noonJune 25th Monday Benefice Bible Study, 33 Green Hill, Hathern 7.30pmJune 27th Wednesday Benefice Praise Evening Hathern Church 7.30pm

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If you have items for theJULY/AUGUST DOUBLE ISSUE of the Dialogue please give to

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robertellisinternational@yahoo.co.uk

News from the BeatYou can now follow your local beat team onTwitter, search for @LPValleyBeat and findout what your beat team officers are doing,what’s happening in your area and crime

prevention advice.A Facebook page has also been set up for

Ashby, Coalville and North WestLeicestershire

Local Police, just search for North WestLeicestershire police to access this page.

Again it contains lots of useful informationregarding local beat teams, what’s happening

in your area, crime prevention advice etc. Please do not use Twitter or Facebook toreport crime, call 999 in an emergency or

101 in a non-emergencyPCSO 6178 Nicola Stanhope, KegworthPolice Beat Team, Leicestershire Police

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Welcome to the Yellow pages:

Melton Tarmacadam and Block Paving. Offering block paving, tarmac driveways,gravel/re-graveling, re-surfacing oftarmac, slabbing, patios etc.

Bee Home, Borough Street CastleDonington. - Furniture, Lighting,Interiors and Giftware.

Ted’s Toy Shop, 1a, Bonington Complex,Trent Lane, Castle Donington.

Afternoon Discussion GroupAfternoon Discussion GroupAfternoon Discussion GroupAfternoon Discussion GroupAfternoon Discussion GroupJubilee Reflections and our

Future Aims and Direction as aGroup.

Monday 11th June2.00pm at 7 Ladygate.

Congratulations!Congratulations to two ladies from Diseworth.

Anne Blenkinsopp and Sandie Clark took part in the Swimathon at theVictoria Baths in Nottingham on April 29th 2012.

They both swam two and a half kilometres and raised more than £500for the Marie Curie Charity. Well done!

Flower ArrangingWorkshop

Diseworth Village HallSaturdays 2pm – 4pm

June 9th, 16th

For more detailscontact Iris Tebbutt,

01332 810182

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LONG WHATTON & DISEWORTHPARISH COUNCILNEWS

Samantha LockwoodClerk to parish council

Telephone: 07934 874739Email: parishcouncil@lwdpc.org.uk

Parish Council websitewww.longwhattondiseworth.org.uk

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS(first Thursday of every month)

Thursday 7th June 7.30pm - Diseworth Village HallThursday 5th July 7:30pm - Long Whatton Community Centre

Thursday 3rd May 2012

The Dialogue Committee acknowledges with thanks the donation of Long Whatton andDiseworth Parish Council towards the production of the Jubilee issue of The Dialogue.

The meeting began with Cllr Cawdell,standing in as Chairman, reading out aletter of resignation from Cllr Wilkins. Heexpressed how much Tom had done for theCouncil and that he would be greatlymissed, but had to accept his resignation.This meeting was the Annual Meeting ofthe Parish Council, where members of theCouncil elect a new chairman and vicechair for the forthcoming year.

Long Whatton and Diseworth ParishCouncil now have Cllr A Cawdell asChairman and Cllr S Roberts as ViceChair.

A few grants were considered at themeeting and the following were ap-proved…· £35 for the Long Whatton WI· £35 towards the Northern Parishes

School Event· £475 towards the refurbishment of

the Village Hall in Diseworth –which monies had already been setaside for this, in this year’s Precept.

There will be a formal meeting to discussthe Allotments in Diseworth on Thursday17th May – venue to be confirmed. Allwelcome.

The Parish Council have agreed topurchase two dog bag dispensers, onenear the footpath at Long WhattonSchool and the other to be placed by thenotice board in Diseworth.

Many Councillors have confirmed theirplace to attend a meeting at CastleDonington to discuss the proposedStrategic Rail Freight Development.

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Annual General Meetingof

Thursday June 21st

at 7.30pmin the Committee Room

at the Village Hall

If you have a few hours to spare each monthwe would love you to join our committee.

We will make you very welcome.

Come and join us!

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Phone: 01332 811316Email: info@tedstoyshop.co.uk

Website: www.tedstoyshop.co.ukTwitter: @tedstoyshop

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1a Bonington Complex, Trent LaneCastle Donington, Derbyshire. DE74 2PY

D.Arts YoungPeople’s Drama

SINGING, DANCE AND COMEDY WORKSHOPS!!!!!

The D.Arts Young People’s Drama group in Diseworth (near East MidlandsAirport) is looking for young people to participate in their forthcomingperforming arts skills workshops.The group will be running the following workshops:

· Dance and Movement Sunday 17th June· Comedy and Clowning Sunday 8th July

The workshops are open to all young people between the ages of 8 and 14and no previous experience is necessary. Each workshop will run between2pm and 5pm on the dates above and will be based at the village hall inDiseworth.The costs are £15 per participant and places must be booked in advance.

For information and to book a place please Telephone: 01530 417324Mobile: 07779 973982 Email: office@chorustheatre.co.uk

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Diseworth SchoolSummer Fete

Saturday 30Saturday 30Saturday 30Saturday 30Saturday 30ththththth June June June June June2pm2pm2pm2pm2pm

at Diseworth Schoolat Diseworth Schoolat Diseworth Schoolat Diseworth Schoolat Diseworth SchoolRAFFLE BOUNCY CASTLE STALLS GAMES

CREAM TEAS HAIR BRAIDING STOCKSREFRESHMENTS JEWELLERY BALLOON RACE

Fancy Dress Theme this year isTHE OLYMPICS

Vintage Car and Motorbike ExhibitionBEER TENT

Raffle Prizes include:

£50 CASH

Beauty Treatments inc. IPL Laser hair removal (worth £150), Environfacial (worth £65), Nail Voucher (worth £33),

facials and manicures from Gorgeous NouveauxDerby County Tickets

£25 gift vouchers to the Owl House Spa and Langley PrioryTour of BBC’s East Midlands Today

Paint a pot vouchers from Gaysey MayseyPlus many Family Day Out Tickets to local attractions

All proceeds go to Diseworth School

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GreeningDiseworthWould you like to be involved in an excitingand new project for Diseworth? We, at theDistrict Council, are interested in hearing fromresidents and groups of Diseworth that areinterested in reducing their household wasteand getting involved in community initiativesthat will contribute towards ‘GreeningDiseworth’.

‘Greening Diseworth’ is part of the district-wide challenge ‘Green Footprints’ which aimsto change the way we all think and act aboutthe environment to make the district a greenerplace to live, work and visit - both now and intothe future.

If you would like to register your interest in thisinitiative please contact: Wendy May (NorthernParishes Community Focus Officer) on 01530454769 or emailwendy.may@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Diseworth & LongWhatton

MillenniumMeadow

The Millennium Meadow is availablefor use by all inhabitants of Diseworthand Long Whatton at any time. It isthe perfect place for a quiet stroll,especially in an evening or very earlyin the morning.

If you plan to have a picnic there,please do. Just let us know in advanceif a large gathering is planned. Dogsare welcome in the Meadow providedthey are under control and not allowedto foul the site. The small gate isalways unlocked. Please ensure it issecured when you leave.

NB We keep finding that the smallgate into the Meadow has been leftopen. Please ensure that you alwaysclose it when you leave – we do notwant the trees to be damaged bystray animals.

The Queen has answered around three and a half million items of correspondence.

The Queen has sent over 175,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and theCommonwealth.

The Queen has sent almost 540,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and theCommonwealth celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary.

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EveryTuesday

Diseworth Village Hall What’s OnDate Event Price

Zumba8:15pm to 9:15pm

Body Toning7:30pm to 8:15pm

£4per class

£3.00 perclass

£3 per personPlease bookyour place

For further information and to book a place see our websiteDiseworthhall.org or call 0300 800 6000 (standard call charge)

Saturday 2nd June Jubilee 50’s Dance

Monday25th June

Photography WorkshopGet tips & advice from AndyHargreaves a professional

photographer on how to takebetter photographs

Bring your camera along7:30pm start to 9:30pm

Diseworth Beer FestivalDetails to follow in future Dialogues

EveryThursday

Diseworth Village ShowLots of fun for all the family

Gates open 1pm

Saturday 8th

September

Saturday 6th

October

£1 per adultChildren free

£15 perperson

Oompah Bandincludes admission, supper &

raffleLicensed Bar Doors open at 7pm

Show begins at 8pmTicket enquiries to Dave Adcock

07742 173534

Ceramics WorkshopsACourse of 3 workshops, Design &

Make a pot, jewellery & aChristmas themed item. See the

Village Hall article or the websitefor full details

Saturday20th October

11am-1pm27th October

10am-1pm10th November

11am-1pm

Saturday 24th

November

£20 perperson for 3workshopsPlease bookyour place

£12.50 per person

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Diseworth Village HallNewsJune – the Village Hall is very much involved with theJubilee Celebrations. We hope you all can make it to the 50’s Band Night on Saturday2nd June and can also come along to ‘Picnic in the Park’ on Monday 4th June. Therewill be loads of fun & games for all the family – see the separate information on page 3.

Don’t miss the Photography Workshop on Monday 25th June – bring yourcamera along and get tips from the professional photographer Andy Hargreaves.

Tickets are selling fast for the

Oompah Eveningon

Saturday 6th October

– get your tickets early so you are not disappointed.

Ceramics Workshops – Saturdays 20th October, 27th October & 10th November.An informal workshop with Lorraine Sirrell aimed at beginners in Ceramics over 3sessions exploring shape, surface decoration and colour.

We start with simple pots and jewellery in week 1, glazing in week 2 and also makingsomething with a Christmas theme, gift tags, tree decorations, napkin rings etc. Therewill be more glazing in week 3 to finish. Refreshments Included. See the Village Hallwebsite for more information.

Other dates that may be of interest to you areMon 5th November – Firework Display

Sat 15th December - Incognosis

See the ‘What’s On’ section for forthcoming events.

If anyone has any ideas for Taster sessions please let us know and we will try toorganize something.

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Zumba – why not come back to the Zumba class on a Tuesday night 8:15pm – it still isgreat fun. You can see Sam in the photo – it was her ‘Hen’ Zumba class at the VillageHall – Sam got married on Sunday May 6th.

Body Tone – we now have a class running every Thursday night 7:30pm to 8:15pm.This is totally low impact & involves mostly floor work – bring your own exercise matif possible.

Also, a reminder that the table tennis hire is available at £5 per hour.The Village Hall telephone numbers and email addresses:

Hall Bookings Tel: 0300 800 5000 email: bookings@diseworthhall.orgEvent Bookings Tel: 0300 800 6000 email: events@diseworthhall.orgGeneral issues Tel: 0300 800 7000 email: admin@diseworthhall.org

For detailed information on these events please check the Website atwww.diseworthhall.org

Sam at her Hen Zumba Class

In 60 years, The Queen has undertaken 261 official overseas visits,including 96 State Visits, to 116 different countries.

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Sally’s 60thHave you ever struggled to describe Diseworth to an outsider? To communicate itsuniqueness? Its strong sense of community? Its, dare I say it, air of magic? Perhapswhen us locals describe our village with pride, people roll their eyes. Or thinkindignantly, “Our village is just the same”. Or, worse, think that we are exaggeratingand failing to mention the twitching of net curtains or the pub rumour mill.

It’s something my friends, family and I have discussed many times over the years,admittedly normally after the consumption of a few glasses of wine. “Isn’tDiseworth amazing?” we would gush. “Aren’t we lucky to live here? I bet othervillages aren’t like this…” (I think you get the picture).

Well, yes, I’m sure some of us do look at village life through rose tinted glasses,choosing to ignore any possible negatives of living in such a close knit community.However, never was the positivity of village life brought home to me so much as itwas in March when co-ordinating my mum’s 60th birthday celebrations at the villagehall. (Co-ordinating… that sounds posh doesn’t it? Bossing people around is whatsome people would call it.)

I was overwhelmed by the generosity, helpfulness and kindness of the people inDiseworth. Before the event texts and emails arrived: “Can I do anything to help?”“What time shall we come and set up?” “I’ll choose and order the decorations”.Pretty quickly I was left with almost nothing to do!

On arrival at the hall on the Saturday morning, young Mrs Evans was flexing hermuscles carting stacks of chairs to the Dakins’ barn, balloons were being blown upwith varying degrees of success (Richard had to be taken off balloon duty forproducing the teeniest, tiniest things that didn’t pass the stringent ACB2 tests),suitably unflattering photos of the birthday girl already adorned the walls andkitchen cupboards were being taken apart to fit beer kegs.

And so it continued… Despite me totally failing to arrange bar staff, the bar wasefficiently and enthusiastically run by a team including Richard Smith, Paul Jepson,Bob Evans and many more… although I’m sure Richard spent most of the eveningcounting and stashing money; it must be a hard habit to break. The Bowler Roastersarrived, set up, served delicious food, cleared up and were gone again seemingly in ablink of an eye. Sixty mouth wateringly appetising cup-cakes appeared courtesy ofJennifer Chance, were beautifully arranged on cake stands and just as quicklydisappeared into grateful mouths.

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We were very fortunate to have family and friends fly in from Australia, Germanyand Spain to help mum celebrate and it was an absolute pleasure to have them withus for the weekend. Thank goodness we were blessed with good weather so that weweren’t inundated with comparisons to hotter climates.

On the Sunday some of the same people turned up again (you know who you are,Jepsons) and swept floors, cleaned toilets, polished glasses, untangled cables andrecycled bottles. Rumour has it that Simpson men were seen with vacuums andmops in their hands but until this can be corroborated with photographic evidence Iwouldn’t get too excited.

Now some of you may have noticed a deliberate omission here: the marvel that isMik Griffin and his trusty team of music makers. He deserves a whole article tohimself but he’ll have to make do with a few lines. Amongst other things Mik tookcharge of organising all the entertainment, spent hours of his own precious timesetting up the equipment, leading rehearsals and generally mooching around lookingsuitably cool, detached and mildly panicked all at the same time. It is not anexaggeration to say that the party just would not have happened without Mik and hisgenerosity of time and effort.

Sally, centre, enjoying the celebrations

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I was astonished to find that not only did a second band called Ain’t Misbehavingarrive to play for the first half of the night, but that the lead singer managed to turnout despite having food poisoning. It didn’t stop her belting out some amazing tunesthough.

The always wonderful John and Debs then wowed us with some beautiful songsincluding a version of Rolling in The Deep to rival Adele herself. Jonathan wasbeside himself at the privilege of getting to play alongside John and Deborah againbut luckily managed to hold it together sufficiently to accompany them on thekeyboard. I have been told he is rather good but I feel unable to pass comment onthis observation (!)

Incognosis then took over and, having heard them play on at least four occasionsnow, I can honestly say that they are getting better and better with every gig. Wewere delighted that they were forced to agreed to play on the night and as usual Mik,Chris, Frosty, Gary, JC and Richard rocked the crowd and encouraged a frenzy offake, inflatable instrument playing. “Play that funky music” was a particularhighlight, so much so that we had it twice! It was the energy and accuracy of songslike that that truly demonstrated that Incognosis have now become so much morethan a random bunch of amateur rock wannabes put together for a bet; they are apowerful, professional and extremely talented group.

So, on behalf of mum and the family, I really want to say a huge and very heartfeltthank you to all those people mentioned above, and many more who also helped out,for not only making mum’s party a truly memorable one but also for reminding methat Diseworth really is a unique community where moments of magic can and dooccur.

Caroline

As at 1 January 2012 The Queen is the second longest serving monarch.Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years ormore. They are:

• Victoria (63 years)• George III (59 years)• Henry III (56 years)

• Edward III (50 years)• James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (58 years)

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CHAPTERHOUSE THEATRE COMPANYpresents

Open-air Garden Theatre Tour of UK and Ireland 2012

A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy William Shakespeare, Directed by Sarah Gain

Langley Priory, DiseworthThursday 5th July at 7.30pm

Magical Theatre

in Magical

SurroundingsChapterhouse Theatre

Company is bringing several

enchanting Open-Air Theatre

productions to some of the

most beautiful country houses

and gardens in the UK and

Ireland this Summer. This is a

perfect opportunity for friends

and family to gather under the

stars to watch some spectacular

open-air theatre.

Langley PrioryDiseworth, Derbyshire, DE74 2QQ

Tickets and Information from Langley Priory (01332) 853197Loughborough Town Hall (01509) 231914

See Tickets (0871) 2200260 www.seetickets.com

Adults £13.50 / Students and Children £9 /Families (2 Adults & 2 Children) £40

10% discount for parties of 10+

Grounds open for picnics from 6.30pm.Please bring your own rugs or low-backed seating.

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www.bee-home.co.uk

Introducing Bee Home

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BridgeDrive

Diseworth Heritage CentreWednesday 18th July

1.45pm£5 per person, includes afternoon tea

Please book in tables of four01332 853647 Nikki

Unusual live gifts given to The Queen on foreign tours include: two tortoises given toThe Queen in the Seychelles in 1972; a seven-year-old bull elephant called “Jumbo”

given to Her Majesty by the President of Cameroon in 1972 to mark The Queen’sSilver Wedding, and two black beavers given to The Queen after a

Royal visit to Canada.

An important innovation during The Queen’s reign was the opening in 1962 of anew gallery at Buckingham Palace to display items from the Royal Collection. The

brainchild of The Duke of Edinburgh, the new Queen’s Gallery occupied the space ofthe Palace’s bomb-damaged private chapel. It was the first time that parts of the

Palace had been opened to the general public. The new Queen’s Gallery wasredeveloped and re-opened in 2002 for the Golden Jubilee.

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Long Whatton Community AssociationEvents for 2012

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee ‘Big Tea’ !!Sunday 3rd June, 4.30pm A Village Celebration – we’re having a party!

Alan Clark presents – A Midsummer Night Quiz.Saturday June 23rd – Fish n chip supper - £4.00 a ticket. Max 6 per team!

‘The Long Whatton Olympics’ Fun run, sports day, barn dance, family fun – willyou reach the podium?? August 4th and 5th Contact Viv Matravers for details.

Bingo!!!! September ?? Yes, with a fish n chip supper! £4.00 a ticket.

Children’s Halloween Disco – Spooky!!October Wednesday 31st October – Ghosts, Ghouls and Creepy Crawlies!

‘Murder Mystery Evening’ Whodunnit?? – December.

Outdoor Christmas Market Let’s bring the tradition of Christmas to Whatton –Festive fun for all the family and a certain gentleman in a red suit and a white

beard will be there! Yo Ho Ho….Merry Christmas!!

LONG WHATTON WI

Calendar of events 2012

June 12th Manor Farm Walk and Talk - Grahame MatraversJuly 10th Living with a Stammer – Stephen WestSeptember 11th Flower arranging – Bev Artis, Ellie’s Flowers, Hathern TurnOctober 9th Quorn Country Crafts – Making Christmas BaublesNovember 13th Mary Kay Cosmetics – makeup demo and talkDecember 11th Christmas supper/Quiz

For further info contact: Fiona 842513 or Bev 842381

The Queen has made a Christmas Broadcast to the Commonwealth every year of herreign except 1969, when a repeat of the film ‘Royal Family’ was shown and a written

message from The Queen issued. In 2002 The Queen made her 50th ChristmasBroadcast and in 2004 The Queen issued her first separate broadcast for members of

the British Armed Forces.

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Directory of Useful NumbersDirectory of Useful NumbersDirectory of Useful NumbersDirectory of Useful NumbersDirectory of Useful NumbersBBC East Midlands 0115 9021930 emt@bbc.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/england/eastmidlandstoday/BBC Radio Derby 01332 361111British Gas - Engineer 0800 111011 www.britishgas.co.uk

Emergency 0800 111999Castle Donington Community College 01332 810528 www.castledonington.leics.sch.uk postroom@castledonington.leics.sch.ukCastle Donington Volunteer Bureau 01332 850526 mail@cdvb.org.ukChemist, Gerald Porter, Castle Donington 01332 810213Derby Playhouse 01332 363275 www.derbyplayhouse.co.uk Diseworth C of E Primary School 01332 810208 www.diseworthprimary.co.ukDoctor’s Surgery –

Health Centre, Castle Donington 0844 477 3092Orchard Surgery, Kegworth 01509 674919Manor House Surgery, Belton 01530 222368

East Midlands Airport 0871 919 9000 www.eastmidlandsairport.comEast Midlands Electricity emergencies 0800 056 8090 Environment Agency 08708 506 506 www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Incident hotline 0800 807 060Kinchbus 01509 815637 www.kinchbus.co.ukLondon Road Community Hospital, Derby 01332 265500 www.derbyhospitals.nhs.ukLoughborough Hospital 01509 611600 Mobile Library 0116 3053565NHS Walk In Centre,Pinfold Gate, 01509 553998

Loughborough, LE11 1BENHS Direct 08 45 46 47 www.nhsdirect.nhs.ukNorth West Leicester District Council 01530 454545 www.nwleics.gov.ukNottingham Playhouse 0115 941 9419www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukNottingham Royal Centre and Concert Hall 0115 989 5555 www.royalcentre-nottingham.co.ukPolice - non emergency calls 101Post Office - Long Whatton 01509 842264Post Office - Castle Donington 01332 810515.Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham 0115 924 9924 www.nuh.nhs.ukCapital FM East Midlands Nottingham/Leics/Derby

Station 0115 8731500 www.capitalfm.com.eastmidsNews Room 0115 8731520

Odeon Cinema Loughborough 01509 235235Royal Derby Hospital 01332 340131 www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk accident and emergency 01332 783111Royal Derby Children’s Hospital 01332 786899 accident and emergency 01332 783277Severn Trent Customer Service 08007 834444Skylink 0115 9506070 www.skylink.co.ukTraveline - for public transport information 0871 200 22 33 www.traveline.org.uk

If you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directoryIf you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directoryIf you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directoryIf you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directoryIf you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directory,,,,,please let any committee member knowplease let any committee member knowplease let any committee member knowplease let any committee member knowplease let any committee member know.....

The Neighbourhood Watch beat officer for Diseworth is Jason Underwood No. 1760. He can be contacted on 0116 248 5675 and then entering his number 1760.

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VVVVVillage Directoryillage Directoryillage Directoryillage Directoryillage DirectoryOrganisationOrganisationOrganisationOrganisationOrganisation ContactContactContactContactContact TTTTTelephoneelephoneelephoneelephoneelephone EmailEmailEmailEmailEmailBook Worms Sandie Moores 01332 812629 moores@yesteryear.fsnet.co.ukBrownies Charlotte Pass 07912 546681 misspass@googlemail.comDisewired Mike Doyle 01332 810785 mikejuliedoyle@gmail.comFriends of Diseworth School Anna Groves 01332 810014 anna.groves@talktalk.netGuides Sandie Clark 01332 814939 sandie.clark@sky.comHeritage Centre Martin Hening 01332 853647 martin.hening@zen.co.ukHistory Society Pat Guy 01332 811119Millennium Meadow Pat Guy 01332 811119Neighbourhood Watch Noel McGough 01332 811362 noelmcgough@hotmail.comScouts & Cubs Jenny Laws 01509 842593 scouts@supanet.comW.I.N.G.S. Jim Snee 01332 812345 sneejim@live.co.ukWomen’s Discussion Group Liz Jarrom 01332 810358 ejarrom@sky.com

Neighbourhood WNeighbourhood WNeighbourhood WNeighbourhood WNeighbourhood Watch Contactsatch Contactsatch Contactsatch Contactsatch ContactsCo-ordinators:Noel McGough, 28 Lady Gate, Diseworth 01332 811362 noelmcgough@hotmail.comBarry Smith, 18 Hall Gate, Diseworth 01332 812600 barryandrosie@diseworth.orgSandie Moores, contact person for Lady Gate 01332 812629 moores@yesteryear.fsnet.co.uk

Diseworth Village Hallwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.diseworthhall.org..diseworthhall.org..diseworthhall.org..diseworthhall.org..diseworthhall.org.

Hall Bookings 0300 800 5000 bookings@diseworthhall.orgEvent Bookings 0300 800 6000 events@diseworthhall.orgGeneral issues 0300 800 7000 admin@diseworthhall.org

Parish CouncilParish CouncilParish CouncilParish CouncilParish CouncilThe role of your Parish Council includes safeguarding the amenities of the village, includinghighways, lighting, drainage, road signs and planning matters. Current planning mattersare available for inspection by arrangement with the Parish Clerk: Parish Clerk: Parish Clerk: Parish Clerk: Parish Clerk: Samantha Lockwood,Samantha Lockwood,Samantha Lockwood,Samantha Lockwood,Samantha Lockwood,18 Hastings Street, Castle Donington DE74 2LP18 Hastings Street, Castle Donington DE74 2LP18 Hastings Street, Castle Donington DE74 2LP18 Hastings Street, Castle Donington DE74 2LP18 Hastings Street, Castle Donington DE74 2LP.....TTTTTelephone: 07934 874739 email: elephone: 07934 874739 email: elephone: 07934 874739 email: elephone: 07934 874739 email: elephone: 07934 874739 email: parishcouncil@lwdpc.org.ukparishcouncil@lwdpc.org.ukparishcouncil@lwdpc.org.ukparishcouncil@lwdpc.org.ukparishcouncil@lwdpc.org.ukPlease visit the website at wwwwwwwwwwwwwww.longwhattondisewor.longwhattondisewor.longwhattondisewor.longwhattondisewor.longwhattondiseworth.org.ukth.org.ukth.org.ukth.org.ukth.org.ukIf you wish to discuss any matters of concern, please contact your Parish Councillors:

David Bamford, 43 The Woodcroft, Diseworth DE74 2QT 07802 817691Sue Roberts, Chapel Farm, Hall Gate, Diseworth DE74 2QJ 01332 810813Derek Wiggins, 6 Clements Gate, Diseworth DE74 2QE 01332 810209Andrew Cawdell, 58 The Green, Long Whatton LE12 5DB 01509 843273Linda Downs, 12 Barnfield Close, Long Whatton, LE12 5BZ 01509 842117Michael Downs, 12 Barnfield Close, Long Whatton LE12 5BZ 01509 842117Thomas Wilkins, 1 Hathern Road, Long Whatton LE12 5DD 07521 461326

Parish Council meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month, alternatelyat Diseworth and Long Whatton. Please see the Notice Boards or ask the Parish Clerk forcurrent information or to make general enquiries about the Parish Council.

Diseworth Heritage Centrewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. diseworthcentre.org. diseworthcentre.org. diseworthcentre.org. diseworthcentre.org. diseworthcentre.org

Centre Bookings 07785393578Enquiries 01332 853647 info@diseworthcentre.org